With James Whitbourn and his guest. Producer Norman Winter
With John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Canon Eric James.
Sports news with Cliff Morgan. Producer Isobel Williams
Anne Gregg presents the latest holiday and travel news. Producer Dave Harvey
Repeated tomorrow at 10.45pm
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Conversation with Ned Sherrin and guests Jo Brand. Wayne Sleep and Janet McTeer.
Producer Julian Mayers
Ian Hargreaves. editor of the New
Statesman, looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Editor Jane Robins
A EuroFile special from Italy. David Walter examines the case put by Umberto Bossi and his Northern
League that the south is poor, lazy and corrupt. Plus, how small-town Italians are reclaiming opera as their own. Producer Arlene Gregorius
With Alison Mitchell. Producer Josh de ia Mare
Tim Brooke-Taylor , Graeme Garden , Barry Cryer and Willie Rushton star in the popular antidote to panel games. Humphrey Lyttelton is the chairman, and Colin Sell is at the piano. From the Royal Theatre, Northampton. Producer Jon Naismith
Repeated Monday at 6.30pm
Liz Lynne MP, Will Hutton ,
Ken Livingstone MP and Graham Mather MEP tackle the issues raised in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. Repeated from yesterday
Listeners respond to issues raised in Any Questions?
Producers Nadine Grieve and Anne Peacock
LINES OPEN from 12.30pm
Joe Dunlop's large-scale drama-documentary play tells the remarkable story of Britain's only general strike.
5: Reading the Future
The final volume in the series examines current debates about the future of reading. Contributions from singer and passionate reader
Thomas Allen , cultural critics Richard Hoggart and George Steiner , and novelist Celia Brayfield.
Producers Abigail Appleton and Beaty Rubens Repeated tomorrow at 8.30pm
In the second of a strand of special reports, Peter Evans investigates the brain.
Producer Paula McGrath
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Reporter Julian O'Halloran. Repeated from Tuesday
A celebration of the I-Spy books' spotting game that has kept millions of youngsters happy. Among those paying tribute is David Bellamy. Producer David Prest
With Sally Grace , Ronnie Ancona , Jon Glover and Peter Serafinowicz. Repeated from yesterday
Robert Robinson takes up his conversational cudgel for the last time in the current series and talks with another group of people who share a similar way of life. Producer Bruce Whitney Low
Repeated Thursday at 11.30pm
A Temporary Enchantment
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of Tennessee Williams's harrowing drama A Streetcar Named Desire, Paul Doust explores the fragile delusions of its eternal heroine
Blanche DuBois to decipher the enduring appeal of this landmark of the American stage and screen. Read more about this programme in Friday's radio choices.
Producer Adrian Washboume Repeated Friday at 9.30pm
A look back at some of the events that took place 50 years ago this week.
Producer Tracey Cotton
Series editor Gaynor Vaughan Jones
In Sheila Hodgson 's play a distinguished university academic is terrified by the mysterious appearance of a small boat. 1: The Boat Hook with David King , Siriol Jenkins, Gudrun Ure , Eric Allan , David Learner and Neil Roberts Director Martin Jenkins Repeat
Brian Kay 's choice of music tonight has a watery theme. Producer Peter Thresh
In the third of 13 programmes, Jeremy Vine talks with the playwright David Hare about matters of life and faith.
A play by Jonathan Holloway , based on the short story by Walter de la Mare. Rupert Withers meets Seaton's aunt only three times in his life, but she leaves an indelible impression. with Jonathan Keeble , Patience Tomlinson, Tracy Wiles , Zulema Dene , Tessa Worsley and John Hartley. Music composed and played by Adrian Johnston
Director David Hunter Repeat
Theo Barker presents the second of three programmes about the big bands of the inter-war years and the men who led them.
The Arrival of Showbiz
Producer Daniel Snowman Repeat
By Carol Hedges. Reader Kerry Shale. Repeated from Monday
